New York Magazine: December 12, 2016 Issue

The Culturati Caucus

What do the people who make culture think about the year in culture?

Best Movies of 2016

There were too many great films this year to include in a mere ten best list.

Best Film Performances of 2016

It would be much easier to make a Worst Performances of 2016 list than one that could do justice to all the terrific ones.

Best Albums of 2016

No. 1: Blond(e), Frank Ocean’s sophomore studio album is a careful study of contrasts

Best Songs of 2016

No. 1: Frank Ocean, “Nights” is Blond(e)’s centerpiece.

Best TV Shows of 2016

Including a pair of O.J. stories and an online-only passion project.

Best TV Episodes of 2016

Narrative innovation was on full display this year, including in a throwback entry from a revived classic.

Best Books of 2016

No. 1: The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead, is never pious.

Best Comic Books of 2016

No. 1: Boy’s Club, by Matt Furie, who saw Pepe the Frog, one of his protagonists, co-opted as a symbol of hatred.

Best Theater Events of 2016

Intimate plays with correspondingly big ideas.

Best Stand-up Comedy Specials of 2016

Hannibal Buress, Ali Wong, Bo Burnham, and more.

Best Art Shows of 2016

What art and which artists had inklings we were entering a paradigm shift?

Best Video Games of 2016

No. 1: Inside, the game can be defended as art without reservation.

Best Classical-Music Performances of 2016

The music world still boils with talent.

Best Podcasts of 2016

No. 1: In the Dark, the deepest and most intelligently reported.

The Movie Review

Century Women is generous, reflective, and absolutely delightful.

The Movie Review

Scorsese’s Silence is a stark saga of martyrdom.

The Movie Review

Toni Erdmann makes a great case for the importance of pacing.

To Do: December 14–December 28, 2016

Twenty-five things to see, hear, watch, and read.

Issue Contents

Table of Contents

December 12, 2016

Reasons to Love New York 2016

Reasons to Love New York

Trump May Have America, But the City Is Still Ours

New York Would Never Dream of Building a Wall

Strategist

Best Bet

Look Book

The 50 Best Dumplings

A Jewish Grandma and a Korean Grandma on Dumpling-Making

It’s a Wonderful Time to Be a Dumpling

The Underground Gourmet Review

The Dish

Intelligencer

The National Interest

The Body Politic

103 Minutes With Amanda Chantal Bacon

The Urbanist: The Globalization of Local Radio

Reread: February 8, 1971

Culture

The Culturati Caucus

Best Movies of 2016

Best Film Performances of 2016

Best Albums of 2016

Best Songs of 2016

Best TV Shows of 2016

Best TV Episodes of 2016

Best Books of 2016

Best Comic Books of 2016

Best Theater Events of 2016

Best Stand-up Comedy Specials of 2016

Best Art Shows of 2016

Best Video Games of 2016

Best Classical-Music Performances of 2016

Best Podcasts of 2016

The Movie Review

The Movie Review

The Movie Review

To Do: December 14–December 28, 2016

The Cut

Love, Cleo

Departments

Comments: Week of December 12, 2016

The Approval Matrix: Week of December 12, 2016

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